Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Molly Pitcher

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2009

1. Molly Pitcher Marker

Inscription. Mary “Ludwig” Hays McCauley, known as “Molly Pitcher,” heroine at Battle of Monmouth, is buried in Old Graveyard just east of here. In this burial ground are graves of many distinguished citizens.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 11.854′ N, 77° 11.376′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Hanover Street (Pennsylvania Route 34) and Chestnut Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Hanover Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carlisle Old Graveyard Revolutionary War Soldiers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Butcher Family Tot Lot (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Molly Pitcher (about 400 feet away); Brigadier General William Thompson (about 400 feet away); Hugh Henry Brackenridge (about 500 feet away); Thompson's Rifle Battalion (about 500 feet away); General John Armstrong (about 500 feet away); Old Graveyard (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Molly Pitcher at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on November 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2009

2. Molly Pitcher Marker

Looking north along Hanover Street.

Molly Pitcher Gravesite. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 12, 2012

3. Molly Pitcher Gravesite.

Bronze sculpture on the right side of the Molly Pitcher Grave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 12, 2012

4. Bronze sculpture on the right side of the Molly Pitcher Grave.

Bronze sculpture on the left side of the Molly Pitcher Grave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 12, 2012

5. Bronze sculpture on the left side of the Molly Pitcher Grave.

Molly Pitcher Statue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave Kerr, September 12, 2012

6. Molly Pitcher Statue.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2009

7. Molly Pitcher Gravesite

Molly Pitcher Statue at Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2009

8. Molly Pitcher Statue at Gravesite

The women of '76: "Molly Pitcher" the heroine of Monmouth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Currier & Ives, circa 1880s

9. The women of '76: "Molly Pitcher" the heroine of Monmouth

Currier & Ives--Women of '76
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8,431 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 12, 2012, by Dave Kerr of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 7, 8. submitted on February 13, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 9. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.